Landslide leaves over 30 families homeless in Makueni

Athi Bridge after Tuesday's downpour, the bridge connects Kitui County with Makueni County

Landslide leaves over 30 families homeless in Makueni.

More than thirty families were left homeless after a landslide burried their houses in Makueni county on Tuesday 23rd April,2018 following the heavy rainfall received in many parts of the county.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that some of the landslide victims may have been buried alive at the base of hilly Nzaui region. Local residents have asked both the two levels of the government to help with evacuations amid rescue operations.

Earlier, five families at Woolwa village in Nzaui Sub-County,Makueni county had called for evacuation after river Muooni burst its banks. This blocked up the movememt of either people or the vehicles across due to the high levels of water.

The waters swept through the Woolw’a village submerging a number of houses following a heavy downpour.